The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-14
IHE RISE OF THE NILE.
Viewed by the Natives with Great
Veneration.
me- Night Of the "Drop'-Measurement OF
A. sx.ssscred Waters.--A AsNote', to
the NiIe-A Grand Spectacular.

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The Saracens thoroughly subjugated
he Egyptians, and treated them with
more mildness than often falls to the
pOrtionof the vanquished. It is said
theconquerors overran the domains of
science as quickly as they overcame the
kingdoms Of their neighbors, and two
sshaiss after the conquest, theAson Of
Hsroun al Raschid found, in the Valley
dthe Nile, the rich fruit of a scientific
life. The Arabs dismantled Alexandria
and Memphis, but they built observa-
tories and, profting by the astrology
dthe Egyptians. studied the stars, and
gave them names familiar now to every
shool-boy. And when the Caliph in
sllent. to Charlemange, from Bagdad,
the keys of our, ,Sayiour's. sepulcher, as
sPsdge of esteem from the commander
otthe faithful to the greatest of Chris
tan kings, twas the mingling of sound
policy and delicate compliment, which
yet marks the crafty and courteous
Arab. Fl tf
The invading army found ruins so ex-
tensive and colossal, that the Arabic
historian concludes the ancient Egyp-
tians we're long-lived giants. who were
able to move tremendous blocks of
stone by the use Of magic wands.
lnthey year 6SS Memphis was a dead
city, infested by robbers, employed by
commercial companies, who searched
lne fallen temples and sepulchers for
hidden treasures. The great under
ground vaults, many miles long. es-
eaped destruction, but the movable
blocks OF marble, the white walls of the
nrt the granite temples of the gods,
we're quarries for the. builders of the
ely, not named Cairo till two hundred
sears after its foundations were laid.
Aad thus vanished Heliopolis, on the
asaK ! o. the river opposite the new cap
aal. The stones were easily transported
5hen the Nile was in overflow, and the
", WORK was done rapidly and more care
iesslyfhan is usual with Arabic artisans.
Asi said. the pyramids have been
9uarrles, and have. not been blown in
VT only because danger to Cairo was
sH1enended from SO great an explosion.
. iae lace OF the sphinx has been .
n'selfor Mamelukes through centuries.
lhey nurl their spears and level Their
saas y THE idol" with infinite zest and
,lsor' Still do these remains of the
.aaroahs ! survive, but it is only because
! le worshipers Of the one God revealed
Y Y aaAoniet had not the power or ma
.alaery to lay them low. Iconoclasn
y saosla have its limit, and the latel
ssalsaah aearns that even idols ma,
~ aass % .nelr uses. At their feet and OF
s' as'' breasts are traced hieroglyphs in
'1'aaole and irreplaceable if lost.
up the Nile, near the last rapid
! : curious pagan temple containing
".c ssn. tablets with the commandment.
: y nngs. ~ and the words of hymns sung
,s as Nile on festival nights when tn,
~ 'aoN commences. A massive ston,
ssa A. y black granite has recently beer
4 s,sereo, worked into the foundation
nouse OF Cairo. 1t is the record un
J 'slea OF pecan devoted to the homo
asMeny Softer. and in the mosque b
sa. Ou most ancient of Egypt, ar,
i sns1oas y pillars, supports Of capital
sek Roman and Byzantine work
a. AAsalp. No visitor can fail to motto,
s.sa = vast number Of columns from ol,
a,s.s ,asn temples employed in the con
eos'. 'on Of Moslem sanctuaries. Tn,
hs;! sSesors loved Cairo always, an,
~ saeo untold sums on it, besides tn
h. mo- +. plunder afforded by the neighbor
NJ ,va !, IN his dispatches described tn
sss.. n.y. Valley as first a desert, then
s,rds. ~ wa'er lake, then bloomin,
souss,ss, sa, .1e three gradations given.th
Ass ny the river, without whic]
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